2025-October and November CANCELLED - NSF OpenCI Meeting Agenda & Summary

Decisions made during the meeting:

Weekly ACO–NSF Meeting Structure  

Items in GREEN are instructions for each section.

1. Joint Program Updates (10 min) 

   1. ACO Program Updates (5 min) - John Towns

      1. High-level summary of what changed since last week. 

      2. Metrics snapshot (usage, staffing, financials). 

      3. Staffing Report

         1. A01 - WBS 4: Project Office - Misha Shah, Shannon Bradley

         2. A02 - WBS 5: Governance - Executive Council - John Towns

         3. A03 -WBS 5: Governance - External Advisory Board / WG & SCs - Chuck Pavloski

         4. A04 - WBS 1: Communications & Outreach - Dina Meek, Megan Johnson, Megan Janeski , Andrew Helregel

         5. A05 - WBS 2: Community Building and Engagement - defunct

         6. B01 - WBS 3: Evaluation & EAB - San Diego Supercomputing Center

         7. B02 - Georgia Tech - defunct

      4. Financials

   2. NSF Updates (5 min) 

      1. NSF perspective: relevant program, agency, or portfolio updates 

      2. Any context that may affect ACCESS or ACO operations. 
         
         

2. Action Items - https://access-ci.atlassian.net/jira/core/projects/ATT/list?sortBy=duedate&direction=ASC&filter=status%20IN%20(%22To%20Do%22%2C%20%22In-Progress%22)%20AND%20%22Category%5BCategory%5D%22%20IN%20(%22Original-PEP%22%2C%20%22PY3-PEP-WBS-5%22%2C%20%22PY3-PEP-WBS-4%22%2C%20%22PY3-PEP-WBS-3%22%2C%20%22PY3-PEP-WBS-2%22%2C%20%22PY3-PEP-WBS-1%22%2C%20%22NSF%20Meeting%20To%20Do%22)%20AND%20due%20%3C%202025-10-01 and https://access-ci.atlassian.net/jira/core/projects/ATT/list?sortBy=duedate&direction=ASC&filter=%22Category%5BCategory%5D%22%20IN%20(%22Original-PEP%22%2C%20%22PY3-PEP-WBS-5%22%2C%20%22PY3-PEP-WBS-4%22%2C%20%22PY3-PEP-WBS-3%22%2C%20%22PY3-PEP-WBS-2%22%2C%20%22PY3-PEP-WBS-1%22)%20AND%20status%20IN%20(%22To%20Do%22%2C%20%22In-Progress%22) - (5 min)
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3. Carryover Action Items (5 min) 

   1. Review prior week’s decisions & commitments. 

   2. Confirm closed vs. still open. 

   3. Note blockers. 

4. Critical Status & Red Items (10 min) 

   1. Current or Overdue Tasks (top 3–5) - None Overdue

   2. Owner quick updates + path to resolution.

   3. NSF input requested if escalation/decision is needed. 

5. Program Spotlight (15 min) 

   1. Brief look at one priority area each week (e.g., risk, staffing, allocations, milestones). 

   2. Goal: share context and keep alignment at the program level. 

   3. Detailed work continues in ACO team meetings — this time is for big-picture feedback.  

6. Wrap-Up: Next Steps & Action Items (2–3 min) 

   1. Confirm owners + deadlines. 

   2. Recap today’s decisions. 

   3. Identify materials NSF expects before the next meeting. 

Additional Discussion

Next Meeting: Unknown next meeting